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The Misery Machine

The Misery Machine

There’s a problem with True Crime. Creators idolize perpetrators, shame victims, or are completely checked out on cases while they focus on other things. However, we can’t forget there are victims who lost their lives and families who are still grieving to this day. Furthermore, many True Crime outlets spend their time focusing on themselves or rambling, instead of getting right to the facts of the case. We hear you, this is frustrating. The Misery Machine focuses on cases the media fails to

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20:18

Nathaniel Bar-Jonah: The Cannibal Pedophile Police...

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2022/08/15

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Nathaniel Bar Jonah, a convicted child molester, suspected cannibal, and suspected serial killer who was sentenced to 130 years in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of the kidnapping, aggravated assault, and sexual assault of various children. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic:

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08:38

Mother of 7 Stabs Kids & Sets Home On Fire

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2022/08/08

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the recent case of Darlene Nicole Brister, a mother of 7 who, earlier this month, suffered some sort of lapse from reality and went on a melee inside the family's suburban Georgia home - stabbing and killing 3 of her 7 kids, and setting their two story home on fire. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic:

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09:43

She Calls Mom ”Too Soft” Before Killing Her Son

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2022/08/01

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel back to the Detroit metro area to discuss the case of Kyrie Karter Muhammad, a 23 week old little boy who was brutally beaten to death by 21 year old Kimora Hodges - a friend and neighbor of Kyrie's mother - Taylor Stark. Kimora was supposed to be babysitting the little boy whilst Taylor worked - but instead, she threw Kyrie up against a wall and shook him so badly that he had multiple seizures, and required immediate brain surgery to attempt to save his

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10:05

Mom Lets Creepy New Boyfriend Kill Her Daughter

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2022/07/25

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Autumn Marie Horak, a beautiful little 4 year old girl from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who died at the hands of her mother's creepy boyfriend, Jerome Millen Jr. Autumn was found unresponsive on February 28th, 2020, covered in bruises - including a human bite mark on her thigh. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a

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13:43

Mother Starves Daughter While Lice Eat Her Alive

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2022/07/18

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the ongoing case of Sandra and Elizabeth Kraykovich, a mother and daughter duo out of Tucson, Arizona, who are both currently charged with first degree homicide after Sandra's 9 year daughter old died of anemia from an untreated lice infestation, with malnutrition as a contributing factor. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a

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12:55

Father/Daughter Marriage Leads To Killing Spree

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2022/07/11

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the disturbing case of Steven Pladl, who impregnated and married his biological teenager daughter Katie, and subsequently murdered her, their child, and Katie's adoptive father, after she broke up with him over the phone. Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram:

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09:45

She Didn’t Want Chase Allen, So She Put Him In A Freezer

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2022/07/05

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss the case of Azuradee "Dee Dee" France, who's currently facing murder charges after her blind three year old son, Chase Allen, was found deceased and decomposing in a non-functional basement freezer in her Detroit home. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a

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23:42

Mother Beheads Daughter Over Cereal

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2022/06/27

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel down to Kyle, Texas - a town just outside of the state capital of Austin, to discuss the case of Krystle Villanueva - a young mother whose paranoid delusions caused her to do the unthinkable - to kill and dismember her 5 year old daughter, Giovanna. And why did she do this? Because the little girl asked for cereal. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content:

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15:27

Christian Parents Perform ”Exorcism” on 4-Year-Old

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2022/06/20

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of 4 year old Jessica Mast, a young girl from Lincoln, Missouri who was killed after her neighbors, Kourtney Aumen and Ethan Mast, brainwashed her parents into a sort of religious exorcism that spanned over the course of several weeks. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our

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13:05

Rich Kid Kills 7-Year-Old. His Friend Celebrates.

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2022/06/13

Sherrice Iverson was an 8 year old girl who was on vacation with her father and half brother at the Primmadonna Resort& Casino in Primm, Nevada. she was killed at around 3:00 in the morning by teenager Jeremy Strohmeyer, who playfully lured her into a women's restroom. The case drew national attention by focusing on the safety of children in casinos and on the revelation that Strohmeyer's friend, David Cash Jr., said he saw the crime in progress and chose not to stop it. Prada's Fundraiser:

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13:32

Mother of Four ”Forgets” To Feed Her Newborn

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2022/06/06

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of 23 year old Caylin Monroe and her fiancé, 22 year old Jakob Scott of Boonville, Indiana. The young couple, who worked at a local Taco Bell, were arrested this past April of 2022 after autopsy reports confirmed that their newborn son's death was no accident - baby Silas died of neglect and malnutrition. Prada's Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-save-prada Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our

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20:49

His Life Mission Was to Kill Sex Offenders

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2022/05/30

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Patrick Drum, a farm worker turned vigilante from the Pacific Northwest who preyed upon sex offenders in his local area which he located using the Washington State Sex Offender Registry. Prada's Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-save-prada Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:

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Lacey Fletcher - The Girl Whose Parents Let Her Melt...

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2022/05/23

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic case of Lacey Fletcher - a young woman who suffered from a severe disability known as locked-in syndrome, who died as a result of years of medical neglect at the hands of her two parents, Clay and Sheila Fletcher. Prada's Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-save-prada Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal:

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21:29

The Men Who Hunt Sex Offenders

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2022/05/16

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the story of Stephen Marshall - a young man from Nova Scotia, Canada, who decided to take the law into his own hands, and hunt down known predators that he found listed on the Maine Sex Offender Registry, whilst visiting his father in Northern Maine. Also discussed at the cases of Patrick Drum and Cain Velasquez, who decided to take this same path. We also touch on YouTube's censorship of channels who make it a point to expose predators, and the challenges faced

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21:48

Banita Jacks: The DC Horror House

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2022/05/09

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss a tragic case of Banita Jacks, a Washington, DC mother who held her four daughters hostage, believing them to be demons. This case highlights the failure of DC social services agencies that had reasonable suspicion and urging from a caseworker that the girls were in danger, but ultimately did nothing. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content:

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24:22

Andrea Yates: A Case That Changed How We View Mental...

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2022/05/02

This week, Yergy and Drewby discuss tha case of Andrea Yates, a woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub on June 20, 2001. She had been suffering for some time from severe postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and schizophrenia. Her case placed the M'Naghten rules, along with the irresistible impulse test, a legal test for sanity, under close public scrutiny in the United States. Check out Hollie's masks here:

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12:26

Mother Believes Her Son is The Devil

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2022/04/25

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic death of Karvell Stevens, an adorable six year old boy from Kansas City, Missouri, who met his fate in February of 2022, at the hands of his mother, 35 year old Tasha Haefs. Even more troubling? Tasha thought little Karvell was the devil. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our

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21:35

Adrian Jones: The Boy Who Was Fed To Pigs

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2022/04/18

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the heartbreaking case of Adrian Jones, an 8 year old boy that was severely abused by both his father and stepmother, and failed by social services in both Kansas and Missouri. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram:

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21:15

Cherish Perrywinkle: Stolen From Walmart

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2022/04/11

This week, Drewby & Yergy discuss the tragic story of Cherish Perrywinkle, a beautiful 8 year old girl from Jacksonville, FL, who met her fate at the hands of a convicted sex offender, Donald Smith, who posed as a kindly old man who wanted to help Cherish's mother. We also discuss how the state of Florida allowed Smith to go free despite numerous offenses and reviews from doctors declaring that he was beyond rehabilitation. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support

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18:00

Mary Bell: The 11 Year Old Serial Killer

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2022/04/04

This week, Drewby and Yergy step back in time and discuss the case of Mary Bell, an English girl, who at the age of 11 years old started her reign of terror in Scotswood, an inner suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1968. Check out Hollie's masks here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollsNDolls Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1

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